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Shifting concepts, changing contexts: the new schools' drive for change.
Maegen Dupper1, Heidi Millard2, Paul Lyons3
1University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA. Maegen.Dupper@ucr.edu.
Summary
New medical schools emphasize physician diversity and innovation in their mission statements, reflecting a dynamic healthcare environment. These unique themes complement traditional goals like education and research.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Policy
- Sociology of Medicine
Background:
- Seventeen new medical schools established in the US and Canada prior to 2014 utilize mission statements (MSs) to define their goals.
- Previous analysis by Grbic et al. identified key concepts in established medical schools' MSs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the MSs of 17 newly established medical schools with those of previously established institutions.
- To identify unique and shared language in medical school MSs.
Main Methods:
- Network text analysis software was used to analyze the MSs of the 17 new medical schools.
- Centrality of concepts within the new MSs was assessed and compared to existing data.
Main Results:
- Four concepts were more central in new medical schools' MSs: "physicians," "improve," "diversity," and "innovation."
- Shared concepts with established schools included "health/health_care," "research," "education," and "premier."
Conclusions:
- New medical schools' MSs exhibit both unique and shared language compared to established schools.
- This unique vocabulary likely reflects responses to contemporary healthcare challenges, such as physician shortages and the need for a diverse, innovative workforce.
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